Tadhg Kennelly announces AFL retirement

Its good news for Kerry fans but bad news for Sydney Swans when an emotional Tadhg Kennelly decided to call time on his AFL career at a press conference last night.

The first Irishman to ever win an AFL premiership in 2005, he was thought to have wanted to play for another season but his form was poor for the last couple of months and finally he had to admit to himself the time was right.

“It’s been a difficult decision. The last couple of weeks I’ve been battling with myself to figure out whether to play on or not,” Kennelly told a packed press conference.

“But I’ve decided I’m in a good place at the moment and I’m quite happy to go out at the end of the season.

“I’m looking forward to playing Brisbane on the weekend and going deep into September.”

“There was some anguish and mental stress I’ve been putting myself under and worrying about it,” he said.

“Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I wish I’d made the decision earlier. It would’ve helped my performance.

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